Dave Torromeo has served as the head of the Sport Business Management Program at Manhattanville University since its inception. He has over 30 years experience in sports business including serving as VP of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, (NFF), 15 years in collegiate athletics and as an industry consultant.
Torromeo has worked in nearly every capacity of the sports world, from a minor league basketball team, to a D-I athletic program and the Football Foundation. He is also a consultant to the sports industry and the founder of several sports related businesses that have been acquired or currently managing.
As the architect of the graduate sport business management program, he assembled the entire curriculum, hired all adjunct professors from the sports business field and installed a top-notch advisory board with senior executives from the sports industry. He devised and implemented a graduate level internship program, brought in outstanding guest speakers including senior executives from the sports world, (including the top 10 to 15 power brokers in the) provided on site field study at major sports venues and created a solid mission.
At the NFF he played a crucial role in awarding Jackie Robinson the Gold Medal Award, the highest honor that Foundation bestows. He was instrumental in spearheading the program that allowed athletes from colleges other than major college football entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame (players from Divisions I-AA, II, III and the NAIA) and was a catalyst behind the Foundation’s “PLAY IT SMART” program; an educational program that works to turn football teams from inner city environments into learning teams, while overseeing the scholar athlete program (and a 10M endowment) that honored players from all levels and included people such as Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, Tiki Barber, Josh Bloom, Peyton Manning and many others.
Before joining the NFF, Torromeo served as a Sports Information Director (SID) and Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, Marketing, Promotions and Fund Raising for over 10 years including six at Iona College where he also received a Master’s Degree. He earned his undergraduate degree(s) from the University of Rhode Island.
He lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife Laurie and have two children, Stephanie a Colgate University graduate and Jarrett a graduate of Gettysburg College.
He is an active investor and consultant to several startups, both in and out of sports and his new passion is that as a horse owner, with interests in several thoroughbreds and trotters.
Dave is a loyal New York Mes, Jets, Knicks and Islanders fan–but don’t hold that against him–it just proves he is loyal!)
Links
https://www.latinbusinesstoday.com/author/dave-torromeo/
MEDIA CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4gLO9xOeU7jI-isbB2z4Q/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1
DT BLOG: https://davetorromeo.com/
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